Francois Hollande Zitate auf Englisch

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That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

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There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?

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The Republic will not be destroyed by terrorism.

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I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future, but also initiate change across all of Europe.

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I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.

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I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.

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France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term.

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I commit myself to serve my country.

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Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.

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I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster.

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Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.

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My policies are producing results and will produce even more.

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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.

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We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.

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Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.

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Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy... until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're elected, you become the person that embodies France.

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To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

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An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

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Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.

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When I travel officially... and when I travel on a private basis, I have protection that is less suffocating. But I am protected everywhere.

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I can't separate the fight with terrorism and the fight against global warming. These are two big global challenges we have to face up to because we have to leave our children more than a world free of terror; we also owe them a planet protected from catastrophes.

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I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.

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To resolve the climate crisis, good will, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point.

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I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.

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We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.

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Whatever happened during the French presidential campaign will leave no hard feelings. I perfectly understand why Angela Merkel supported Nicolas Sarkozy because of the action they have taken together, even though I have questioned its results, and because of their shared political sensibility.

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I am the president of the youth of France.

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The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

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Daesh is the enemy of Europe, and Europe cannot live with the idea that the crises that surround it don't have an effect on it.

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Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers.

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Everyone must understand that you can't demand solidarity when there's a problem and shirk your duties when there are solutions.

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Our common responsibility is to put Europe's interests first.

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If there is not a united policy, this mechanism will not work: it will collapse, and it will... undoubtedly be the end of Schengen, the return of national borders.

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If Europe does not advance, it will fall or even be wiped out from the world map... My duty is to bring Europe out of its lethargy.

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As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany.

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